Replacement for Paint Shop Pro

[Wayfarer]

I've been using Paint Shop Pro 6 for years and I'm wondering what, if
any, are some comparable freeware apps. I mostly use it for web
graphics formats for editing palettes and resizing, and sometimes for
screen captures, too.

TIA

Neill

 

[sha]

I've been using Paint Shop Pro 6 for years and I'm wondering what, if
any, are some comparable freeware apps. I mostly use it for web
graphics formats for editing palettes and resizing, and sometimes for
screen captures, too.

TIA

Neill

Have a look at thhe GIMP

http://www.gimp.org/

Kline

 

[Conor]

Have a look at thhe GIMP

However you'll find the user interface a nightmare.

 

[Bill Day]

I've been using Paint Shop Pro 6 for years and I'm wondering what, if
any, are some comparable freeware apps. I mostly use it for web
graphics formats for editing palettes and resizing, and sometimes for
screen captures, too.

TIA

Neill

Satori PhotoXL is pretty good.....not 'quite' as advanced as PSP, but
maybe you will finf it does what you need...

http://tucows.mundofree.com/preview/156897.html

 

[Wald]

However you'll find the user interface a nightmare.

.... if you don't take a moment to get used to it.

;-)

 

[Mike Dee]

Satori PhotoXL is pretty good.....not 'quite' as advanced as PSP, but
maybe you will finf it does what you need...

http://tucows.mundofree.com/preview/156897.html

Get it while you can [the above link still works].

From the Satori home pages:
<http://www.satoripaint.com/>

**/
FREEWARE NOTICE

Satori PhotoXL 2.29 FREEWARE has been withdrawn pending release of a
new freeware version. You are invited to visit the Satori Store to
download the latest V3 FULL product. A small registration fee of $9.95
(£6.95) applies.
/**

 

[jmatt]

Have a look at these .

Paint.NET
http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/

ImageForge
http://www.jhoodsoft.org/05_media.html
http://www.cursorarts.com/ca_imffw.html

PaintBuster
http://www.all4you.dk/FreewareWorld/links.php?page=16&cat=004
http://www.softbusters.com/index.htm

Pixia
http://www.ab.wakwak.com/~knight/
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[mike ring]

I've been using Paint Shop Pro 6 for years and I'm wondering what, if
any, are some comparable freeware apps. I mostly use it for web
graphics formats for editing palettes and resizing, and sometimes for
screen captures, too.

I hate to be an old grouch, but if you have PSP 6 I don't think you'll find
a freeware better.

I had PSP6 for years, it was the first fully capable version, and IMO later
ones have only been improved at the edges.

I tried GIMP, too.... so appropriately named.

(runs for cover)

mike

 

[aafuss]

Paintbuster is no longer free.
Babya Photo Workshop is verry powerful:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Babya_Photo_Workshop_Professional/1074152648
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Babya_Photo_Workshop_Professional_XL/1094430292/1

 

[Michael Laplante]

In addition to the ones previously mentioned, you may want to take a look
at:

1. Ultimate Paint @ http://www.ultimatepaint.com/. There is a freeware
version. I used an earlier version years ago and was quite happy with it.
The freeware version basically is crippled wrt Adobe Photoshop filters and
has only 20 built-in filters. However, Irfanview @ www.irfanview.com accepts
Adobe filters so maybe you can use the two together?

2. Image Forge @ http://www.cursorarts.com/ca_imffw.html. The interface is a
little goofy -- IIRC Theodore Roosevelt (!) pops up to give you some user
advice from time to time.

3. Finally, depending on your intents you may want to check out Project
Dogwaffle @ http://www.squirreldome.com/cyberop.htm. This one is geared more
for "painters" rather than photo manipulation. Click on the dowload nav
button on the left to learn more about the freeware version. Some of the
features missing from the current freeware version can be found in the older
freeware version that is still floating around the Internet.

Happy painting. . .

M

 

[Mike Andrade]

Paintbuster is no longer free.
Babya Photo Workshop is verry powerful:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Babya_Photo_Workshop_Professio
nal/1074152648
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Babya_Photo_Workshop_Professio
nal_XL/1094430292/1

I downloaded it. Installed it. It's a piece of crap. No wait...crap
is far superior. It's only redeeming value is that it uninstalled
cleanly.

 

[aafuss]

Can anyone do a review of my image editors?-it supports many
effects/projects and graphics tablets

 

[aafuss]

Actually, it has a lot of effects and output options and suppots
tablets. Can anyone do a factual review of my graphic apps?

 

[Chaos Master]

aafuss stated:

Can anyone do a review of my image editors?-it supports many
effects/projects and graphics tablets

Is Babya (sp?) back?

[]s
--
Chaos Master®, posting from Canoas, Brazil - 29.55° S / 51.11° W

"People told me I can't dress like a fairy.
I say, I'm in a rock band and I can do what the hell I want!"
-- Amy Lee

Running on: 300MHz Pentium, 128MB RAM, 8.4GB HD, 56k modem, Windows 98
SE
Mozilla Firefox 1.0, Gravity 2.70, Wget as downloader

 

[Nicolaas Hawkins]

Can anyone do a review of my image editors?-it supports many
effects/projects and graphics tablets

Why would anyone waste their time reviewing garbage?

 

[Nicolaas Hawkins]

Actually, it has a lot of effects and output options and suppots
tablets. Can anyone do a factual review of my graphic apps?

Why would anyone waste their time reviewing garbage?

 

[aafuss]

Actually, it has a lot of effects and output options and suppots
tablets. Can anyone do a factual review of my graphic apps?

 

[Nicolaas Hawkins]

Actually, it has a lot of effects and output options and suppots
tablets. Can anyone do a factual review of my graphic apps?

Why would anyone waste their time reviewing garbage?

 

[sha]

I hate to be an old grouch, but if you have PSP 6 I don't think you'll
find
a freeware better.

I had PSP6 for years, it was the first fully capable version, and IMO
later
ones have only been improved at the edges.

I tried GIMP, too.... so appropriately named.

(runs for cover)

mike

run all you like, mike...there is no cover from the OGUB (outraged gimp
users brigade

Which was the last version you tried of GIMP? I first installed it a two or
three years or so ago and found it so difficult to get to grips with I gave
up...However, I bought a digital camera early last year and when looking for
an image editor had another bash at the GIMP, which had just reached version
two. I've personally found it a lot easier to use than before (maybe I
just invested more time in learning it) and there is a lot of support
available to users (a 900 page online book, a newsgroup, various mailing
lists and online tutorials)

With the appropriate plug-in (pspi) GIMP can also load most PS compatible
..8bf filters, not somethingthat can be said of many freeware image editing
apps.

 

[Wald]

run all you like, mike...there is no cover from the OGUB (outraged
gimp users brigade

Which was the last version you tried of GIMP? I first installed it a
two or three years or so ago and found it so difficult to get to grips
with I gave up...However, I bought a digital camera early last year
and when looking for an image editor had another bash at the GIMP,
which had just reached version two. I've personally found it a lot
easier to use than before (maybe I just invested more time in
learning it) and there is a lot of support available to users (a 900
page online book, a newsgroup, various mailing lists and online
tutorials)

I'm in the same boat, been using Gimp since shortly before the Gimp 2
release. Just like you, I reserved some time to get used to using the
program, skimming through things like "Grokking The Gimp" [1]. Add in a
few short tutorials ([2], [3]) and you're up to speed...

Now I'm not the pro graphical artist, but I really don't get the Gimp
GUI-bashers... I'm just afraid they base their opinions on outdated
versions.

But, as always: to everyone its own

Regards,
Wald